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RESEARCH PRODUCT

The motivational appeal of interactive storytelling: Towards a dimensional model of the user experience

Christian RothChristoph KlimmtPeter Vorderer

subject

Computer sciencebusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectComputingMilieux_PERSONALCOMPUTINGAppealExperiential learningInteractive storytellingEntertainmentUser experience designHuman–computer interactionQuality (philosophy)CuriositybusinessInteractive mediamedia_common

description

A conceptual account to the quality of the user experience that interactive storytelling intends to facilitate is introduced. Building on socialscientific research from `old' entertainment media, the experiential qualities of curiosity, suspense, aesthetic pleasantness, self-enhancement, and optimal task engagement ("flow") are proposed as key elements of a theory of user experience in interactive storytelling. Perspectives for the evolution of the model, research and application are briefly discussed.

https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/3f497dc1-fe87-405a-ae24-ae5ba0aba0b1